Sunny days are so few and far between right now, that it pays to make the most of them when they arrive! After weeks of rain, cold and grey skies, the sun came out on Sunday, so I persuaded Jan to come out for an afternoon walk with me. A few signs of autumn are showing up now, but mostly we’re still at that in between stage where most of the trees are still green with only a few traces of yellow or orange. It was a lovely day for a walk though, and I actually managed to get some photos of Karlsruhe with blue skies (unlike all the ones in my Neighbourhoods around the world post…).



It was Stadtfest on that day and also Verkaufsoffener Sonntag (a Sunday on which shops are open for business) so a lot of places were giving out balloons. This tree next to a tram stop was doing an excellent job at catching those that s,all children inevitably let go of…

I’ve posted a photo of this old entrance to a swim baths before (the modern entrance is round the corner, and much less impressive). That time there was snow on the ground and the trees were much more bare.

And finally, a photo taken by Jan…

He said he likes the way my hair looks with the sun shining on it.
Yesterday we woke up to rain again and the forecast seems to be indicating more precipitation for the rest of the week, so it’s a good job we got out in the sunshine while we had the chance!
Very nice hair – and other photos π
Thanks!
He is right about your hair! And that last building is so cool!
Thank you. I love that building π
Great photos, but my favourites are the balloon tree, and the one with your hair (which looks lovely).
I couldn’t resist taking a photo of the balloon tree π
Gosh, I feel like I can’t remember the sun now! We didn’t get this unfortunately π¦ I like the way your hair looks with the sun shining on it too!
Shame you didn’t get any sun.
I like my hair that colour… I wish I didn’t need sun to achieve it π
Lovely photos (the balloon tree is amazing!), definitely down with making the most of the sunshine, and your hair does look lovely!
Thank you! I wish my hair looked that colour without the sun on it!
Always get a little homesick when I see pics of Germany and read what’s going on. Great snapshot of your walk. Love the yellow tree. π
I like that tree too… it stood out against all the green ones that wre refusing to admit that autumn is here π
Really looks like a great fall day! And I love the color of your hair!
It was a lovely day. Thank you – I like my hair in that picture too π
What lovely pictures. The fountain is very interesting. I wonder how old it is. I have never been, but would love to visit this beautiful country one day.
After you asked that I looked it up. According to Wikipedia, it’s called the Hygieia-Brunnen and is from 1905. Also known as the Klose Brunnen after Wilhelm Klose who donated it. Here’s a postcard of it in 1913: http://ka.stadtwiki.net/Datei:Klosebrunnen-1913.jpg